DHL Dan CCLX - The Trump Bump?

In this week's picked up Pieces column, Shank can't help but notice a possible cause and effect:

After a visit to the White House, the Red Sox have been in command, and other thoughts

Picked-up pieces while taking the temperature of your white-hot Boston Red Sox . . .

Is this it? Are the Red Sox finally ready to take flight? After winning six straight against tomato cans Washington and Colorado, the Sox just won three consecutive one-run games against the estimable Tampa Rays, winning Saturday in a 2-hour-8-minute, 100-pitch, 1-0 classic delivered by All-Star ace Garret Crochet.

I know this much. The Red Sox haven’t lost since a bunch of players visited with President Trump in the Oval Office a week ago Thursday. The Sox go into Sunday’s series finale with nine straight wins — their longest streak in four years — winners of 11 of 12 and are a season-high seven games over .500. They are 23-11 since June 3.

So. Much. Winning.